A3P600-PQG208 - 600K-Gate ProASIC3 Flash FPGA | Microchip
MPN: A3P600-PQG208 ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $68.5 | $68.50 |
| 10 | $62.1 | $621.00 |
| 100 | $55.8 | $5,580.00 |
| 500 | $49.9 | $24,950.00 |
| 1,000 | $44.6 | $44,600.00 |
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View Datasheet →A3P600-PQG208 Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Number of Gates | 600000 |
| Logic Elements (LEs) | 7000 |
| VersaTiles | 13824 |
| Number of I/O | 154 |
| System Performance | 231 MHz |
| Process Technology | 130 nm flash |
| Core Supply Voltage | 1.5 V |
| I/O Supply (wide range) | 3 V / 3.3 V per JESD8-B |
| Configuration Memory | On-chip flash (non-volatile, single-chip) |
| Reprogrammable | Yes |
| Package | 208-Pin PQFP (PQG208), 28 x 28 mm, 0.5 mm pitch |
| Package Height | 3.4 mm |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount (gull-wing) |
| Operating Temperature Grade | Commercial (0C to +70C) for -PQG208; -I grade available |
| RoHS Status | RoHS Compliant |
| Lead Free Status | Lead Free |
| Packaging | Tray |
A3P600-PQG208 3.4 mm Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for A3P600-PQG208 (3.4 mm package). This digital IC includes GPIO, communication interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C), and power pins. Refer to the manufacturer datasheet for alternate pin functions and configuration options. Essential for embedded system design and PCB layout.
No detailed pinout data available for A3P600-PQG208.
Refer to the datasheet for full pin configuration.
Safe Operating Area (SOA) & Thermal Characteristics
No official SOA curve available for this digital IC. Always operate within absolute maximum ratings specified in the datasheet. Ensure adequate cooling and derate as needed.
Typical Applications
A3P600-PQG208 is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial Automation and Motor Control, Aerospace and Defense Secure Logic, Medical Instrumentation, Communications Line Cards and Bridging, Power Sequencing and System Glue Logic, Security and Surveillance Equipment.
Industrial Automation and Motor Control
The A3P600-PQG208 fits industrial sense-and-control nodes where 154 user I/Os interface PWM outputs, encoder inputs, and safety interlocks in one instant-on device. Its non-volatile flash configuration means the controller is live within microseconds of power application - no boot delay that could leave a motor drive uncontrolled. The wide-range JESD8-B I/O tolerates 3V/3.3V logic domains common on PLC backplanes and provides extra tolerance against system voltage spikes. With 600K gates and 231 MHz performance, it implements multi-axis PWM, quadrature decoding, and fieldbus glue logic simultaneously. Designers should use the industrial -I temperature grade (-40C to +100C) for factory-floor environments and verify power budgets against I/O toggle rates per the ProASIC3 datasheet guidelines.
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Aerospace and Defense Secure Logic
Flash FPGAs are preferred in defense and avionics because configuration stored in on-chip flash eliminates the external bitstream readout that makes SRAM FPGAs vulnerable to cloning and glitch attacks. The A3P600-PQG208's single-chip design reduces component count on size- and weight-constrained boards, and its instant-on behavior supports deterministic startup required by power-sequencing and health-monitoring logic. With 13,824 VersaTiles and 154 I/Os, it implements bus interfaces, telemetry formatting, and secure glue logic. Designs should select the -I industrial grade for extended environment and follow Microchip's ProASIC3 security application guidance. Note that for spaceflight, Microchip's radiation-tolerant RT proASIC3 family should be evaluated instead of the commercial A3P600.
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Medical Instrumentation
Medical diagnostic and monitoring equipment benefits from the A3P600-PQG208's combination of reprogrammability and instant-on flash configuration, allowing field firmware updates without sacrificing deterministic power-up behavior required for patient-safety interlocks. The 154 user I/Os drive front-end multiplexers, ADC control lines, and display interfaces, while 600K gates accommodate filtering, protocol bridging, and sensor-fusion state machines at up to 231 MHz. Wide-range I/O eases mixed 3V/3.3V interfacing between legacy analog boards and modern digital sections. Designers must comply with applicable IEC 60601 system isolation externally, as the FPGA I/Os do not provide patient-isolation barriers. For benchtop instruments with controlled environments, the commercial temperature grade is typically sufficient.
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Communications Line Cards and Bridging
The A3P600-PQG208 serves as line-card glue logic and protocol bridging fabric in networking equipment, where its 231 MHz system performance and 13824 VersaTiles handle framing, deserializer interfacing, and backplane handshaking. The wide-range I/O compliant with JESD8-B simplifies interfacing across 3V and 3.3V PHY devices and improves robustness against backplane voltage spikes. Instant-on flash configuration shortens card bring-up time during chassis power sequencing, which matters in high-availability systems with aggressive reset budgets. Designers should budget power using the datasheet toggle-rate guidelines for high-activity I/O banks and consider the A3P600L low-power variant where thermal density across a full chassis is the limiting factor.
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Power Sequencing and System Glue Logic
Replacing multiple ASICs, CPLDs, and discrete sequencers, the A3P600-PQG208 consolidates power-good monitoring, reset distribution, and rail-sequencing state machines into one 208-pin device. Because it is flash based, its supervisory logic is active within microseconds of power arrival - faster than any host processor can boot - making it a deterministic system supervisor. The 154 I/Os monitor numerous rails and drive enable signals with wide-range 3V/3.3V tolerance. With 600K gates, spare capacity remains for board-revision bridging and JTAG boundary functionality. Designers should reserve margin on VersaTile count for late ECOs and validate that the FPGA's own I/O banks are powered before driving external enables.
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Security and Surveillance Equipment
Video surveillance nodes use the A3P600-PQG208 for sensor interfacing, image-pipeline glue logic, and encrypted storage bridging. Instant-on flash configuration ensures cameras begin capturing immediately after power restoration - valuable for post-event forensics - while the single-chip design removes an external configuration flash that could be desoldered and analyzed. The device's 154 I/Os connect CMOS imagers, DRAM controllers, and Ethernet PHYs across mixed 3V/3.3V domains with wide-range tolerance. At 231 MHz, simple compression accelerators and streaming formatters fit within 600K gates. For outdoor equipment, specify the industrial -I grade, and follow the datasheet's I/O toggle-rate power tables when several video interfaces run concurrently at high rates.
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Engineering reference data for A3P600-PQG208 — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | A3P600-PQG208I | A3P600-1PQG208 | A3P600-2PQG208I | A3P600L-1PQG208I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 208-PQFP (PQG208), 28 x 28 mm | 208-PQFP - same | 208-PQFP - same | 208-PQFP - same | 208-PQFP - same |
| Brand | Microchip Technology (Microsemi/Actel) | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Gate Density | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K |
| User I/O | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 |
| Speed Grade | Standard | Standard | -1 (slower) | -2 (faster) | -1 (slower) |
| Temperature Range | Commercial (0C to +70C) | -40C to +100C | Commercial (0C to +70C) | -40C to +100C | -40C to +100C |
| Core Supply | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.2 V low-power option [DATA_NEEDED: exact VCC for L variant] |
| RoHS / Lead Free | Compliant / Yes | Compliant / Yes | Compliant / Yes | Compliant / Yes | Compliant / Yes |
Key Differentiators
- Instant-on single-chip flash configuration (vs SRAM FPGAs (e.g., Xilinx Spartan-3))
- Same-footprint speed-grade escape path (vs A3P600-1PQG208)
- Industrial temperature availability in the identical package (vs A3P600-PQG208I)
- Trade-off: moderate 154 I/O count for the PQFP format (vs A3P600-FGG256/FGG484 variants)
Design Notes
Estimated: dynamic power in flash FPGAs scales with I/O toggle rate. Use the ProASIC3 datasheet power-calculation guidelines - the toggle rates of I/O pins and VersaTiles (guidelines in the datasheet Table 2-16 region) and output-buffer enable rates must be entered into Microchip's power calculator for each clock domain. Underestimating high-toggle I/O banks is the most common power budget error on PQ208 designs with 154 active I/Os.
The 208-PQFP uses a 0.5 mm pitch with gull-wing leads; specify a 4 mil/5 mil solder-mask-defined land pattern per IPC-7351 class 2 and place decoupling capacitors (100 nF per supply pin pair plus bulk 10 uF) on the underside beneath the package to minimize loop inductance. Route the 1.5V core plane as a dedicated pour and keep I/O bank VCCI planes separated by domain so mixed 3V/3.3V banks remain isolated.
Do not substitute the commercial PQG208 into environments below 0C - specify the A3P600-PQG208I. When migrating designs from ProASIC PLUS (APA600) parts, note the packages and pinouts differ completely; re-implement in Libero SoC rather than attempting port-only migration. For timing-critical designs, close timing at the target speed grade in Libero before locking the BOM; the -2 grade (A3P600-2PQG208) exists precisely for this escape path.
With up to 154 simultaneously switching outputs on four sides of a 28 mm PQFP, manage ground bounce by distributing output enables across banks, using the datasheet's slew-rate settings for non-critical signals, and maximizing ground pin connectivity. Series-terminate (22-33 ohm) any I/O driving traces longer than roughly one-third of the signal rise time to control reflections on FR-4 backplanes.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliant and lead free per distributor datasheet listings (digchip, DigiKey). REACH, halogen-free, and conflict-minerals declarations not stated in retrieved data - consult Microchip's official environmental documentation.
